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Paper Instructions:
How does Romanticism signify a break with Neoclassicism and what characteristics might they share? What were the concerns, themes, and aesthetics of Romantic artists? What facts about the context of Europe may have helped give rise to this movement? Answer these questions and then analyze a Romantic painting, sculpture, or building. What makes it Romantic in terms of subject matter and style?
The Nightmare by John Henry Fusili
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This module's required reading PDF reading reading on Romanticism comes from:
Jane Turner, Ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art: From Renaissance to Impressionism, Styles and Movements in Western Art, 1400-1900. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
The second PDF is for the second option in the discussion and comes from:
Claudon, Francis, The Concise Encyclopedia of Romanticism. New York: Book Sales, 1987.